Portable Electro-Optical/Infrared Turret Systems And Methods For Using The Same

A method, comprising:

• positioning a portable chassis together with an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) turret on a host platform that is separate from the portable chassis, the portable chassis supporting the EO/IR turret, and the EO/IR turret comprising:
• at least one EO/IR sensor or at least one energy emitter rotating about at least one gimbal axis relative to the portable chassis, and
• at least one actuator driving rotation of the at least one EO/IR sensor or at least one energy emitter about the at least one gimbal axis;
• positioning a portable power source on the host platform and providing power from the portable power source to operate power-consuming circuitry of the portable chassis that includes at least one of the EO/IR sensor, the energy emitter and/or the actuator;
• and
• providing at least one wired or wireless output signal from the portable chassis while the portable chassis is positioned with the EO/IR turret on the host platform, the output signal communicating data from the at least one EO/IR sensor or the at least one energy emitter while the portable chassis is positioned with the EO/IR turret on the second host platform;
• where the portable chassis and power source are movable onto and off the host platform while at the same time the portable chassis is supporting the EO/IR turret.

A system, comprising:

• a host platform having an interior space defined within the host platform;
• a portable chassis positioned within the interior space of the host platform;
• an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) turret supported by the portable chassis, the EO/IR turret comprising:
• at least one EO/IR sensor or at least one energy emitter rotating about at least one gimbal axis relative to the portable chassis, and
• at least one actuator driving rotation of the at least one EO/IR sensor or at least one energy emitter about the at least one gimbal axis;
• and
• at least one wired or wireless signal output from the portable chassis, the signal output communicating data from the at least one EO/IR sensor or at least one energy emitter.

A method, comprising:

• positioning a portable chassis together with an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) turret within an interior space defined within a host platform that is separate from the portable chassis, the portable chassis supporting the EO/IR turret, and the EO/IR turret comprising:
• at least one EO/IR sensor or at least one energy emitter rotating about at least one gimbal axis relative to the portable chassis, and
• at least one actuator driving rotation of the at least one EO/IR sensor or at least one energy emitter about the at least one gimbal axis;
• providing at least one wired or wireless output signal from the portable chassis while the portable chassis is positioned with the EO/IR turret within the interior space of the host platform, the output signal communicating data from the at least one EO/IR sensor or the at least one energy emitter while the portable chassis is positioned with the EO/IR turret within the interior space of the host platform;
• where the portable chassis is movable onto and off the host platform while at the same time the portable chassis is supporting the EO/IR turret.